Box with closure fastening means



Nov. 5, 1957 w. R. CAPLINGER 2,812,102

BOX WITH CLOSURE FASTENING MEANS Filed July 2, 1954 V90 WAY). I III 2 80 y INVENTOR.

ATTOQHEY-s United States Patent BOX WITH CLOSURE FASTENING MEANS WilliamR. Caplinger, Eaton, Ohio Application July 2, 1954, Serial No. 441,001

1 Claim. (Cl. 220-55) The present invention relates to a combinationgrave marker and flower holder and has for its principal object toprovide a transparent or translucent grave marker and one which cancontain flowers in a preserved state or semi-preserved in a special gasfilled atmosphere in which flowers are known to be long-lasting andnonfading.

Many grave markers of this type have been proposed in the past and wereintended to be manufactured from glass, and other materials, while noneof them have been successful on the market, due in large part to theinherent breakage quality in glass and the opacity of other materialsused.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a grave markerhaving a space within which flowers may be displayed.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a grave markerwhich may if desired be filled with artificial flowers in a displaybouquet or wreath and the marker sealed against the admission ofdampness or air. A still further object of the present invention is toprovide a grave marker manufactured out of polyvinyl and polyesterresins, glass fibres, and other transparent and opaque materials, andone which may have the name engraved, cast or acid-etched on the facethereof for permanent-identification.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will befully apparent from the following description when considered inconnection with the annexed drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the marker of the presentinvention,

Figure 2 is a view in cross section showing the details of constructionof the marker and method of mounting on a base, as seen on line 2-2 ofFigure 1,

Figure 3 is a detail view of the combination handhold, latch, and lockof the present invention as seen on line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a vertical view on line 44 of Figure 3, and

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing how the lid of the marker israised to take care of or replace the flowers.

Referring in more detail to the drawing, in which like referencenumerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, the inventionwill be seen to consist of a base of concrete, stone or the like havinga recess 11 in the top surface thereof in which is placed the bottom 12of the marker 13, the lower box portion or section 14 which is ofsubstantially rectangular shape in horizontal cross section and isprovided on the upper edge at each end with inwardly directed recesses15 each having an outwardly sloping bottom wall 16 and vertical sidewalls 17 each substantially triangular in shape.

2,812,102 Patented. Nov. 5,. 19 57 The upper portion or lid section 18oftlie mar'ker is of similar shape in horizontal cross section and has arounded top 19. The lower box portion 14 of the marker is provided onits top edge 20 with a shoulder 21 on 5 which the lid 18 rests in closedcondition, the lid 18 being provided at each end with inwardly formedhandhold recesses 22, each having an outwardly sloping bottom wall 23and a horizontal top wall 24, and with similarly shaped triangular sidewalls 25. The hand hold recesses 22 fit more or less snugly into therecesses 15 in the lower box portion of the marker and a resilient leafspring 26 is riveted by one end to the inner wall of the lower boxportion 14 to overlie the bottom wall 16 of each recess although it isnormally outwardly sprung at less of an angle to the vertical than thewall 16.

The outwardly sloping wall 23 of each of the hand held recesses in thelid is provided with a hole or slot 27 into which snaps the eyelet 28 onthe free end of the spring strip 26, so that the hasp of a padlock 29may go through the eyelet to lock the lid in place. The spring strip 26is disposed through a narrow slot in the end walls of the lower boxportion of the marker and may be placed there in the manufacture of themarker so that the plastic material seals the strip in the slot in awaterproof, airtight seal. Holes 30 areprovided in the horizontal wall24 of the hand hold recesses to provide ventilation when desired,although these may be sealed with plastic in cases of hermeticallysealed markers.

Similarly, the marker may have a thermo-setting plastic on its shoulder21, and the marker can be heat treated to seal the lid in place. Or thewhole may be made of glass fibre, the lower box portion may be of glassfibre and the lid of transparent plastic as desired, and suitablesealing means employed to insure the permanence of the floralarrangement 32 within the marker.

Hinges 31 are provided on the rear wall of the lower box portion 14 ofthe marker and are fastened to the lid in a conventional manner usingrivets or other fastener devices. It is intended that the bottom 12 ofthe marker may be cemented to the base 10, but other means may beemployed such as downwardly directed ribs and dove tails (not shown) maybe formed on the markerslower surface, and these may be sunk in thecement of the base while being manufactured.

While a single embodiment of the present invention has been hereillustrated and described, other embodiments may be made and practicedand many changes and alterations in the form and construction may bemade within the scope of the appended claim without departing from thespirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

In combination, a lower box section having walls having upper edges, amovable lid section having walls having lower edges, said lid sectionnormally closing said box section with the lower edges of its wallsbearing upon portions of the walls of the box section, a wall of saidbox section having a first opening extending through its upper edge, andsaid opening defining a lower edge, a laterally inwardly extending firstbottom Wall rising from and inclined inwardly from the lower edge ofsaid opening, said first bottom wall having a slot therein, a verticalleaf spring having a lower portion secured to the box section side wallbelow said first bottom wall and a free upper portion extending upwardlythrough said slot, a wall of said lid section having a'second openingregistered with said first opening in the closed position of the lidsection, a laterally inwardly extending 4 second bottom wall on said lidsection wall and inclined References Cited in the file of this patentinwardly and positioned above said first bottom wall, UNITED STATESPATENTS said second bottom wall having a slot therein and upper andlower sides, said upper portion of the leaf spring 514,367 Herbert 1894being positioned between said first andsecond bottom 745,986 Anger et 811903 walls and having a hasp thereon rising through the slot 945,721Ifit 41 1910 of the second bottom wall, and removable lock means on theupper side of said second bottom wall and engaged through smd p- FOREIGNPATENTS 10 8,660 Great Britain 1892

